Beef theme continues...

This ain't a traditional English beef stew, or Polish gulasz or Hungarian pörkölt - though all of them served as inspiration.

You'll need:
400g beef
1 yellow paprika
200g mushrooms (champignons de Paris)
1 chopped tomato can/carton
1 glass of red wine
30 black olives
chilli
salt & pepper

1. Cut beef into small cubes, paprika into thin slices and mushrooms into quarters. Fresh mushrooms are firm and their underside is pinkish brown rather than dark brown.

2. Start by frying beef. Add some salt and pepper. No other spices are needed. Don't fry the meat for too long.

                                                    (Can there be anything better than the sight of raw red meat?)

 3.Once it turns brown add the tomatoes and soon after a glass of red wine. Allow to simmer under lid for 15 minutes. Then add the mushrooms, paprika and chilli. Leave to simmer for another 10 minutes. Add the olives at the very end, et voila!
4. Serve with fresh white bread.

Bon appétit!

PS. It tastes very differently on the second day as paprika becomes more dominant.